The judge members of the Miss Earth Pageant, including seven foreign members and three Vietnamese, were announced by the event organizers on November 30.

The autumn auction of Larasati from Singapore, part of the United Asian Auctioneers (UAA), was held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on November 27, with 183 pieces of work up for sale.

Eight young Vietnamese pianists will compete against 140 others at the First International Chopin Piano tournament from December 1-5 in Singapore.

Director Phan Dang Di's first movie, Bi, Dung So! (Bi, Don't Be Afraid), has won Best First Feature Film at the 21st Stockholm International Film Festival.

More than 800 of art from 2006-2010 will be displayed at the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre in Hanoi from December 1-5.  

Seven artists from the Vietnam’s National art troupe led by the People's Artist of Quang Tho performed in Canada from November 10-29.

55 pictures of Hanoi taken by contemporary French photographers are on display at the  “Hanoi – 1,000 years” exhibition which opened at Gustave Courbet primary school, Romainville, France on November 29.

The China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe will be present in Hanoi during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam-China diplomatic ties and Chinese Culture Minister Tai Wu’s four-day visit beginning on December 1.   

84 Miss Earth contestants met with hundreds of visitors staying at the Vinpearl resort in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, on November 28-29.

The opening ceremony for a European music festival was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28.

Vietnamese embassies and representatives of over 30 foreign diplomatic agencies participated in Bazaar Fair 2010 in Havana, Cuba on November 28.

The 84 contestants at the Miss Earth pageant beside a swimming pool inside the Impearl Land in Khanh Hoa province were busily preparing their short clips that will be broadcast at the final stage of the contest on November 27.

A photography exhibition is being held at the Ha Khau-ASEAN Commercial Centre in Lao Cai from November 26-30.

The programme aims to promote friendly relations and cultural exchange between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam.

The 2010 Ship for Southeast Asian Youth will dock at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, bringing ashore more than 300 young delegates from ten Southeast Asian countries and Japan.

A family in the central province of Quang Binh has given 15 ancient documents to the State Record Management and Archives Department.

An exhibition of arts and crafts is open at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi, featuring 60 objects made of diverse material.

The sixth Vietnam Heritage Day festival has taken place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts on Hoa Lu Street in Hanoi.

The third cuisine festival of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will be held in Hanoi on November 27-28.

In the bright sunlight, Miss Earth join in different activities on Doc Let Beach in Khanh Hoa province.

Manu Codjia, a well-known guitarist in the world, will perform at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on December 10 to introduce his latest pieces of work to Vietnamese music lovers.

A photographic exhibition on Hanoi by Nicolas Cornet opened at the French Cultural Centre in the capital city on November 23.

Four Vietnamese film including one feature, two documentaries and one cartoon will be shown at the 2010 Asia-Pacific Film Festival (APFF), to be held in Taiwan, China from December 2-4.

A photo exhibition opened in Hanoi on November 22 to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam – Romania diplomatic ties.

Thanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee organised a ceremony on November 22 to receive the biggest bronze drum in Vietnam.

France’s DJ Erik M will perform at the Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on 31 Thai Van Lung street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City at 8pm on November 30.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism approved a project on November 22 to make a film on tourism in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Twenty-three beauties from the Miss Earth 2010 pageant planted trees on November 21 at the Cat Trang Doc Let tourism site in Ninh Hoa district in the south central province of Khanh Hoa to promote the “For the Green of the Earth” campaign.

Luu Thi Diem Huong from the host Vietnam won the first prize in the bikini contest at the Miss Earth 2010 pageant in the central province of Phu Yen on November 20.

More and more students from all over the world are coming to Vietnam to study and enjoy the unique Vietnamese culture.